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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Iowa City, IA

What professions have the highest employment in Iowa City, IA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Iowa City, IA. We note that the total employment in Iowa City, IA is 90,540. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 4,250 people (4.69 percent of the total employment in Iowa City, IA). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,420 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Iowa City, IA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Iowa City, IA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	90,540	100.00%	$46,850
2	Registered Nurses	4,250	4.69%	$66,000
3	Cashiers	2,420	2.67%	$27,040
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,350	2.60%	$25,900
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,300	2.54%	$47,140
6	Retail Salespersons	2,160	2.39%	$28,580
7	Office Clerks, General	1,820	2.01%	$40,850
8	General and Operations Managers	1,740	1.92%	$72,090
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,530	1.69%	$32,320
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,480	1.63%	$30,340
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,480	1.63%	$32,290
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,470	1.62%	$34,310
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,280	1.41%	$22,020
14	Nursing Assistants	1,230	1.36%	$33,740
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,200	1.33%	$28,610
16	Restaurant Cooks	1,140	1.26%	$28,440
17	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,000	1.10%	$62,920
18	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	850	0.94%	$79,350
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	800	0.88%	$43,440
20	Software Developers	790	0.87%	$85,520
21	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	750	0.83%	$36,700
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	720	0.80%	$60,760
23	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	720	0.80%	$32,720
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	710	0.78%	$44,420
25	Accountants and Auditors	700	0.77%	$64,030
26	Bartenders	690	0.76%	$20,490
27	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	640	0.71%	$45,110
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	620	0.68%	$38,250
29	Medical Secretaries	610	0.67%	$40,220
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	600	0.66%	$50,480
31	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	590	0.65%	$48,180
32	Construction Laborers	590	0.65%	$45,770
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	580	0.64%	$100,270
34	Biological Technicians	560	0.62%	$48,480
35	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	560	0.62%	$61,360
36	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	540	0.60%	$36,180
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	530	0.59%	$61,750
38	Medical Assistants	530	0.59%	$41,320
39	Billing and Posting Clerks	530	0.59%	$51,490
40	Pharmacy Technicians	510	0.56%	$38,980
41	Childcare Workers	510	0.56%	$25,640
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	500	0.55%	$28,420
43	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	490	0.54%	$36,420
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	480	0.53%	$35,840
45	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	460	0.51%	$32,250
46	Financial Managers	450	0.50%	$101,700
47	Human Resources Specialists	440	0.49%	$63,160
48	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	440	0.49%	$22,910
49	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	430	0.47%	$36,440
50	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	420	0.46%	$59,680
51	Food Preparation Workers	420	0.46%	$24,530
52	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	410	0.45%	$65,510
53	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	410	0.45%	$60,420
54	Project Management Specialists	400	0.44%	$80,070
55	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	390	0.43%	$60,210
56	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	390	0.43%	$28,390
57	Carpenters	390	0.43%	$47,490
58	Postsecondary Education Administrators	380	0.42%	$103,080
59	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	380	0.42%	$50,820
60	Driver/Sales Workers	380	0.42%	$25,890
61	Pharmacists	370	0.41%	$131,850
62	Medical Records Specialists	370	0.41%	$61,380
63	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	370	0.41%	$40,560
64	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	350	0.39%	$46,800
65	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	350	0.39%	$37,270
66	Instructional Coordinators	330	0.36%	$75,340
67	Social and Human Service Assistants	320	0.35%	$38,240
68	Physician Assistants	320	0.35%	$125,240
69	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	310	0.34%	$60,710
70	Receptionists and Information Clerks	310	0.34%	$31,200
71	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	300	0.33%	$31,400
72	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	290	0.32%	$83,140
73	Computer Network Support Specialists	280	0.31%	$63,060
74	Computer User Support Specialists	280	0.31%	$48,270
75	All Other Physicians	280	0.31%	n/a
76	Coaches and Scouts	270	0.30%	$43,890
77	Nurse Practitioners	270	0.30%	$121,820
78	Correctional Officers and Jailers	270	0.30%	$52,540
79	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	0.30%	$65,460
80	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	270	0.30%	$27,380
81	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	270	0.30%	$50,820
82	Electricians	270	0.30%	$61,350
83	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	270	0.30%	$38,440
84	Management Analysts	260	0.29%	$70,690
85	Radiologic Technologists	260	0.29%	$54,720
86	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	260	0.29%	$28,240
87	Insurance Sales Agents	260	0.29%	$62,140
88	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	250	0.28%	$57,970
89	Dental Assistants	250	0.28%	$47,790
90	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	250	0.28%	$49,720
91	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	250	0.28%	$49,140
92	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	250	0.28%	$38,730
93	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	240	0.27%	$59,370
94	Social and Community Service Managers	230	0.25%	$61,110
95	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	230	0.25%	$50,940
96	Fast Food Cooks	230	0.25%	$27,880
97	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	230	0.25%	$27,590
98	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	230	0.25%	$67,960
99	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	220	0.24%	$48,250
100	Packers and Packagers	220	0.24%	$35,250

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